http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/-t1.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:40:47 GMT 10 http://i33.servimg.com/u/f33/11/63/39/18/family11.jpg http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/-t1.htm http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/time-to-battle-poverty-t42.htm Admin Time to battle poverty In 1989, the House of Commons in Ottawa unanimously voted to achieve the goal of eliminating child poverty by the year 2000.Campaign 2000, a non-profit organization that tracks progress towards that goal, said there's been none since 1989. In 2007, the same proportion of Canadian children, 11.7 per cent, lived in poverty. Ontario's child poverty rate is 12.6 per cent, similar to Durham where 12.3 per cent of children live below the poverty line. It's disheartening ... Poverty Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:20:27 GMT http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/time-to-battle-poverty-t42.htm#204 http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/time-to-battle-poverty-t42.htm http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/ontario-program-cutbacks-t94.htm Admin Ontario program cutbacks a "blatant attack" on the elderly, poor: NDP Oct 09, 2008 Romina Maurino THE CANADIAN PRESS http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/515022 TORONTO–People trying to raise their grandchildren with limited financial means are being advised by the province to go on welfare rather than receive a few hundred dollars from a government program each month to help cover their expenses. In what critics called it a "blatant attack" ... Poverty Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:40:47 GMT http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/ontario-program-cutbacks-t94.htm#299 http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/ontario-program-cutbacks-t94.htm http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/ontario-poverty-reduction-strategy-consultations-t87.htm Admin Summary Report: Ontario Poverty Reduction Strategy Consultations (March-August 2008) www.povertywatchontario.ca September 8, 2008 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Poverty Watch report consolidates feedback from thousands of Ontarians who participated in over 75 community meetings and consultations on poverty reduction from March to August 2008. The meetings included government-led consultations, convened by Minister Deb Matthews and / or MPPs from around the province. Meetings also ... Poverty Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:08:15 GMT http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/ontario-poverty-reduction-strategy-consultations-t87.htm#288 http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/ontario-poverty-reduction-strategy-consultations-t87.htm http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/bill-47-right-to-adequate-housing-t80.htm Admin Bill 47 2008 An Act to establish the right to adequate housing as a universal human right Preamble The right to an adequate standard of living, which includes adequate food, clothing and housing, is a universal human right that is recognized by Article 11 (1) of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, as proclaimed ... Poverty Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:58:00 GMT http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/bill-47-right-to-adequate-housing-t80.htm#277 http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/bill-47-right-to-adequate-housing-t80.htm http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/manitoba-welfare-recipients-choosing-between-rent-food-study-t55.htm Admin Manitoba welfare recipients choosing between rent, food: Study Friday, August 29, 2008 WINNIPEG - More than three-quarters of welfare recipients in Manitoba have been unable to cover their monthly rent with the money they receive from the province, a new report says.That means more than 10,000 households have been tapping into social assistance funds meant for food in order to pay their shelter costs.The report by the Social Planning Council of Winnipeg says shelter allowances have ... Poverty Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:20:53 GMT http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/manitoba-welfare-recipients-choosing-between-rent-food-study-t55.htm#224 http://familyinjustice.forumotion.com/poverty-f15/manitoba-welfare-recipients-choosing-between-rent-food-study-t55.htm